Curtain ring



E. J- ROY CURTAIN RING Feb. 12, 1952 Filed Feb. 3, 1950 Edmond J. Roy

INVENTOR.

i Wavy 5% Patented Feb. 12, 1952 CURTAIN RING Edmond J. Roy,

one-half to Hollywood, Calif., assignor of Flora I. Roy, Hollywood,Calif.

Application February 3, 1950, Serial No. 142,277

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in curtain rings, and the principal object of the inventionis to provide a curtain ring which may be quickly and easily applied toa curtain and which may be removed therefrom with equal expediency.

This object is achieved by the provision of a curtain ring consisting ofinner and outer members, the outer member being slidable on a curtainrod while the inner member is adapted to engage a curtain and isremovably receivable in the outer member, this arrangement being suchthat after the two members are separated, the curtain may be disengagedfrom the inner member without the necessity of removing the two membersfrom the curtain rod.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its convenient operation as aforesaid, in its pleasingappearance, in its durability, and in its adaptability to economicalmanufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a perspective view of the invention in its assembled form;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the outer member per se;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the inner member applied to a curtain;

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially in theplane of the line 44 in Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially in the planeof the line 55 in Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a curtain ring designated generally by the referencecharacter ID, the same embodying in its construction an annular memberl2 having an inner edge I4 provided with an annular groove l6, while oneside portion of the outer member is formed with a recess or opening l8connecting or communicating with the groove l6, as is best illustratedin Figure 2.

The invention also contemplates the provision of an expansible andcontractable inner member 20 which is preferably formed from resilientwire having spaced opposing ends 22, 24, while an intermediate portionof the inner member is provided integrally with a depending U-shapeddetent 26, substantially as shown.

When the invention is placed in use, one of the end portions 22 or 24 ofthe inner member 20 is threaded through an eye 28 of a curtain 30 sothat the eye 28 is disposed in the detent 26 as shown in Figure 3,whereupon the end portions 22, 24 are pressed together so as to contractthe member 20 and thereby facilitate its insertion in the outer memberH2. The inner member 2il= is then permitted to expand so that it seatsitself in the roove [6 of the outer member 12 with the detent 2Bprojecting downwardly through the recess I8 beyond the outer edge of themember i2 to carry the curtain 30. Needless to say, the members I2, 20of the ring 10 are slidably positioned upon a conventional curtain rod(not shown), and it is to be noted that when the member 20 is separatedfrom the member 10, the former member may be disengaged from the curtainwithout the necessity of removing both members from the curtain rod.

It is to be also noted that either or both end portions 22, 24 of themember 20 may terminate in pointed extremities so as to facilitate theirinsertion in the eye 28 of the curtain.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure and, accordingly, furtherdescription thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combina tion and arrangement of partsmay be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A curtain ring comprising an annular outer member having an inner edgeprovided with an annular groove, said outer member being provided in oneside thereof with an opening connecting with said groove, and anexpansible and contractable inner member of resilient material removablypositioned in said groove, said inner member having spaced opposing endportions and being provided intermediate the ends thereof with adepending U-shaped detent extending through said recess beyond the outeredge of said outer member, said detent engaging the ends of said openingto prevent motion of the inner member relative to the outer member.

EDMOND J. ROY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,052,802 Dean Feb. 11, 19131,423,147 Perry July 18, 1922 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 8,101Great Britain of 1900

